JumbleDuck
Well-known member
Most people are never going to anchor anyway so it doesn't make any difference what they have.
Golly.
Most people are never going to anchor anyway so it doesn't make any difference what they have.
Most people are never going to anchor anyway so it doesn't make any difference what they have.
Seems a very bizarre assertion. But if it were true, I guess that's no bad thing. Means more space in anchorages for me
Pete
Most people are never going to anchor anyway so it doesn't make any difference what they have.
Exactly, it's a shame that any thread remotely to do with anchoring always degenerates into a 'my anchor is better than yours' contest.Which brings us neatly back to the OP;
You can save a lot of money by anchoring, be it with a super-duper latest inflatable anchor or a tyre full of concrete.
Strange how people get so wound up over anchors, of all things.
LustyD,
you'll love this; I mark my anchor warp in fathoms ( 6' ) as metres are too frequent and mean too many marks.
The marking system is obvious to an experienced sailor but is explained anyway on briefing new crew.
Unless Tom Cunliffe is a mate of Gene Roddenberry I reckon I need to know how many fathoms / metres / hectares of rode I have out.
Why don't people just use the chain counter???
Ah. That's what I'm doing wrong - I was completely unaware of these critical final steps.
I've never got round to marking out the chain; just sort of guess metre lengths as I lay it out on the deck. Don't even know what sort of anchor I've got!
Why don't people just use the chain counter???
I've got a chain counter and use it ta; it has stereoscopic vision including at night and a digital facility too.
If I need to know exactly how deep the water is, I use my echosounder or a gauge. If I need to predict it I use rule of twelfths and a foot for luck.